by ddunn
“But Mommy, I don’t want to.” Or maybe, it’s “No, Daddy, I won’t.” Sound familiar? These responses are the “cries of resistance” to major principles parents need to set down concerning their families. These principles are called limits.
When you think about living and working together as a family, setting limits is vital. Children need limits – limits that are fair, reasonable, and as few as possible. The limits of your family need to be clearly communicated and enforced. (Read More)
by ddunn
Being married is hard work! When you got married you probably said something that resembled the traditional marriage vows: “I will love you, and comfort you, and keep you in sickness and in health, forsaking all others, keep unto you as long as we both shall live. And I take you for better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health; to love and cherish you until death do us part.” But, did you really realize what you were getting into? (Read More)
by ddunn
Are there times in your life when you say, “I’ve invited Christ into my life, and yet I’ve gotten glimpses of myself not really living the Christian life, and I’m struggling with this realization”?
Maybe you are you still trying to deal with your feelings through “self expression” as Paul describes in 1 Corinthians 3:3 (KJV), “For whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal?” (Read More)
by ddunn
Do you want to be a positive, constructive, free, easy-going person, and be that way toward others? To do that, whether we’re talking about you or someone else in your life, you need to be aware of the whole person – the strong points and the weak points.
Paul addresses the weak points of his friends in 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 when he says, “I brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ” (KJV). He wanted them to see themselves as they really were. (Read More)
by ddunn
“Love, joy, and peace would be ours if only we could get off this island.” These were the words of a couple who found themselves in a frustrating situation.
You might identify with this couple’s statement because you’re feeling, “If I could only get out of the situation I’m in, that would do it for me. I could be happy. I could do the Lord’s work. I could love other people.” (Read More)
by ddunn
Are you troubled by things you’ve done, by what you’ve said to people, or by what people have said to you? Are your words typically supportive, or do you find yourself often critical, caustic or hostile?
Colossians 3:17 says “Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the Name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks unto God and the Father by Him.” (KJV) (Read More)